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Webster 1913 Edition

Alcoholic

Alˊco-hol′ic

(ălˊkō̍-hŏl′ĭk)

Adj.

[Cf. F.

alcolique

Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol;

as,

alcoholic

mixtures;

alcoholic

gastritis;

alcoholic

odor.

Alˊco-hol′ic

Noun.

A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.

pl.

Alcoholic liquors.

Webster 1828 Edition

Alcoholic

ALCOHOL'IC

Adj.

Pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities.

Definition 2024

alcoholic

See also: alcohòlic and alco-holic

English

Noun

alcoholic ‎(plural alcoholics)

A person addicted to alcohol.
- Starsailor - Alcoholic
  
  Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes
  
  Daddy was an alcoholic
- 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
  Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.
One who abuses alcohol.

Synonyms

dipsomaniac, drunkard

Antonyms

teetotaler, on the wagon

Translations

a person addicted to alcohol

Armenian: ալկոհոլիկ (hy) ‎(alkoholik), (colloquial, derogatory) ալկաշ ‎(alkaš)
Bulgarian: алкохолик (bg) ‎(alkoholik)
Catalan: alcohòlic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 酒精成癮者, 酒精成瘾者 ‎(jiǔjīngchéngyǐnzhě)
Czech: alkoholik m
Danish: alkoholiker (da)
Dutch: alcoholist (nl) m, alcoholiste f, alcoholicus m
Esperanto: alkoholulo
Estonian: alkohoolik
Finnish: alkoholisti (fi)
French: alcoolique (fr) m, f
Galician: alcohólico m
Georgian:
German: Alkoholiker (de) m, Alkoholikerin (de) f, Alkoholkranker (de) m, Alkoholkranke f
Greek: αλκοολικός (el) m ‎(alkoolikós), αλκοολική (el) f ‎(alkoolikí)
Hungarian: alkoholista (hu)
Irish: alcólach m
Italian: alcoldipendente (it), alcolista (it)
Japanese: アルコール中毒者 ‎(arukōru-chūdokusha)
Khmer: អ្នកមានរោគស្រា ‎(neak mien rook sraa), សុរាសោណ្ឌ ‎(so’raa saondii), មនុស្សឱបឪទឹន ‎(mɔnuh aop ǝv tɨn), សុរាបានក ‎(so’raa baa nɔɔ kɑɑ)

Latvian: alkoholiķis m
Macedonian: алкохоличар m ‎(alkoholičar)
Manx: sheer-veshtallagh m
Mongolian:
Norwegian:

Bokmål: alkoholiker (no) m

Nynorsk: alkoholikar m
Oriya: ମଦୁଆ (or)
Polish: alkoholik (pl) m, alkoholiczka (pl) f
Portuguese: alcoólatra (pt) m, f
Romanian: alcoolic (ro) m, alcoolică (ro) f
Russian: алкого́лик (ru) m ‎(alkogólik)
Serbo-Croatian: alkoholičar (sh) m
Slovak: alkoholik m
Spanish: alcohólico (es) m
Swedish: alkoholist (sv) c, (colloquial) alkis (sv) c, (colloquial) fyllo (sv) n, (colloquial) suput (sv) c, fyllerist c, (archaic) drinkare (sv) c
Thai:
Turkish: alkolik (tr), ayyaş (tr), içkici (tr), küplü (tr) (slang)
Vietnamese:

one who abuses alcohol

Arabic: سِكِّير m ‎(sikkīr), خِمِّير m ‎(ḵimmīr), مُعَاقِر m ‎(muʿāqir)
Armenian: ալկոհոլիկ (hy) ‎(alkoholik), (colloquial, derogatory) ալկաշ ‎(alkaš)
Bulgarian: алкохолик (bg) ‎(alkoholik), пияница (bg) ‎(pijanica)
Catalan: alcohòlic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 酗酒者 ‎(xùjiǔzhě), 嗜酒者 ‎(shìjiǔzhě), 酗酒成性者 ‎(xùjiǔchéngxìngzhě)
Czech: alkoholik m, opilec (cs) m, pijan (cs) m
Danish: alkoholiker (da)
Estonian: alkohoolik, joodik
Finnish: alkoholisti (fi), juoppo (fi)
French: alcoolique (fr) m, f
German: Alkoholiker (de) m, Alkoholikerin (de) f, Alkoholkranker (de) m, Alkoholkranke f
Greek: αλκοολικός (el) m ‎(alkoolikós), αλκοολική (el) f ‎(alkoolikí)
Irish: alcólach m
Italian: alcolista (it), alcolizzato (it) m

Japanese: 小虎 ‎(こどら, kodora), 辛党 ‎(からとう, karatō), 飲兵衛 ‎(のんべえ, nonbē), アル中 ‎(aru-chū), 飲んだくれ ‎(nondakure), 愛飲家 ‎(あいいんか, aiinka), 酒飲み ‎(さけのみ, sakenomi)
Khmer: សុរាសោណ្ឌ ‎(so’raa saondii)
Latvian: alkoholiķis m
Macedonian: алкохоличар m ‎(alkoholičar), пијаница m, f ‎(pijanica)
Manx: sheer-veshtallagh m
Polish: alkoholik (pl) m, alkoholiczka (pl) f
Portuguese: alcoólatra (pt) m, f
Russian: алкого́лик (ru) m ‎(alkogólik), пья́ница (ru) m, f ‎(pʹjánica), (pejorative) алка́ш (ru) m ‎(alkáš)
Slovak: pijan m
Spanish: alcohólico (es) m
Swedish: alkoholist (sv) c
Turkish: alkolik (tr), ayyaş (tr), içkici (tr)

Adjective

alcoholic ‎(comparative more alcoholic, superlative most alcoholic)

Of or pertaining to alcohol.
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

He ordered an alcoholic beverage.

The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism

Antonyms

nonalcoholic

Translations

of or pertaining to alcohol

Arabic: رُوحِيّ ‎(rūḥiyy), كُحُولِيّ ‎(kuḥūliyy)
Armenian: ալկոհոլային (hy) ‎(alkoholayin)
Asturian: alcohólicu
Bulgarian: алкохолен ‎(alkoholen)
Catalan: alcohòlic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 酒精性 (zh)
Dutch: alcoholisch (nl)
Estonian: alkoholi-
Finnish: alkoholi-
French: alcoolique (fr)
Galician: alcohólico
Greek: αλκοολικός (el) m ‎(alkoolikós)
Hungarian: alkohol- (hu)

Italian: alcolico (it)
Japanese: アルコール入りの ‎(arukōru-iri-no)
Norman: alcoolique
Latvian: alkoholisks
Macedonian: алкохо́лен ‎(alkohólen)
Polish: alkoholowy (pl) m, alkoholowa f, alkoholowe n
Portuguese: alcoólico (pt)
Romanian: alcoolic (ro)
Russian: алкого́льный (ru) ‎(alkogólʹnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: alkoholni (sh)
Spanish: alcohólico (es)
Swedish: alkohol-

having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents

Armenian: ալկոհոլային (hy) ‎(alkoholayin)
Asturian: alcohólicu
Bulgarian: спиртен ‎(spirten), алкохолен ‎(alkoholen)
Catalan: alcohòlic
Chinese:
Mandarin:
Czech: alkoholický (cs) m
Estonian: alkohoolne
Finnish: alkoholipitoinen (fi)
French: alcoolisé (fr)
Galician: alcohólico
German: alkoholisch (de)
Greek: αλκοολικός (el) m ‎(alkoolikós)
Hungarian: alkoholos (hu)
Interlingua: alcoholic

Italian: alcolico (it)
Latvian: alkoholisks
Macedonian: алкохо́лен ‎(alkohólen)
Malay: beralkohol
Portuguese: alcoólico (pt)
Romanian: alcoolic (ro)
Russian: алкого́льный (ru) ‎(alkogólʹnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: alkoholni (sh)
Slovak: alkoholický m
Spanish: alcohólico (es)
Swedish: alkoholhaltig (sv)
Turkish: alkollü (tr)

of alcoholism

Bulgarian: алкохоличен ‎(alkoholičen)
Catalan: alcohòlic
Greek: αλκοολικός (el) m ‎(alkoolikós)

Italian: alcolizzato (it)
Macedonian: алкохоличарски ‎(alkoholičarski)
Malay: beralkohol

Related terms

alcohol

Derived terms

Alcoholics Anonymous

Interlingua

Adjective

alcoholic ‎(comparative plus alcoholic, superlative le plus alcoholic)

alcoholic (containing alcohol)

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Webster 1913 Edition

Alcoholic

Alˊco-hol′ic

Alˊco-hol′ic

Webster 1828 Edition

Alcoholic

ALCOHOL'IC

Definition 2024

alcoholic

alcoholic

English

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